Established in 1934, Thiess Pty Ltd is a leading construction,mining and services company with operations across Australia,Indonesia, India and New Zealand. While Thiess plays a pivotal role in building vital infrastructure and providing essential services for communities.
The Thiess Apprenticeship Program (TAP) is a large part of this vision, ensuring the provision of quality career paths for its employees. Founded in Queensland, TAP has been striving for excellence, best practice and innovation for over eight years. During this time it has delivered training and employment to over 250 Australian Apprentices across a variety of disciplines including diesel fitters, automotive electricians, boilermakers, welders and high voltage electricians. TAP has been recognised Australia-wide for reaching and exceeding the highest possible industry standards for its quality on and off the job training methods.
Thiess was the winner of the Australian Apprenticeships – Employer Award at the 2013 Australian Training Awards. The award recognises an employer who has made innovative improvements, leading to improved outcomes, in the provision of nationally recognised training to its apprentices and/or trainees.